Re: Bug in the latest gnome-core 1.4.0.3



On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 04:08:10PM +0200, Christian Marillat wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I found a bug related to read/write access to the /tmp/languages file.
> 
> The panel creates /tmp/languages when it starts up, and leaves it there. If
> it can't open it (because it exists, because another user dared to start
> panel before on the same machine), it dies.  This renders the whole of gnome
> unusable on a multiuser box.
> 
> This is a grave bug (or even critical, as everyone else that uses the box
> has *no* idea how to use it without gnome, so the whole system is useless).
> 
> What is the solution ?

Solution is in CVS now.  It was a piece of debugging code that I accidentally
comitted at some point.  I'm utterly sorry for doing this.  I usually look
over stuff I commit, but this must have slipped through.  I suppose 0.4 will
be coming out, with a bunch of other bugs fixed as well.

George

-- 
George <jirka 5z com>
   Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
                       -- Napoleon Bonaparte




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